Advertising display device



Aug. 25 1931. E. M. ROBERTS, JR, ET AL 1,820,250

ADVERTISING DISPLAY DEVICE Filed May 15, 1950 Iilllllllllllllllv a y Roberts J RPenman INVENTOR5 E'w E MBIIaM? ATTORNEYS 'v by a lifelike simulation of a fisherman may the solenoid may be ot any ZQ' If haP ItO -70 Patented a Q i I EM A TE T ELMO, MURRAY ROBERTS, an;AnnFR-AnKRQPEiiMAn, onlnacoenoonns; TEXAS; =2 assmlvons or onnsrnnsn 'ro- BEN T. Wilson, or imcoenocnizs COUNTY TEXA'S v j f AnvrnrisineimsPnaY' Dayton L I I T f lipplication filed i iay s' e'ao. js i-iainol 452,582. r H our invention l'elatesto an attention fae bank indicated 'at;-2"islshown a m odel of a tracting or arrestingmechan1sm'which may boy 3, holdlng a fish ng pole l. w The fishing I be incorporated wlthdisplay devices for use polewill ordinarily be-of some flexible mate-.

for advertising" purposes and particularly to riallooking like the ordinary fishing'p Ie 5.advertisements'for use in the sale of fishing but beingcapable of beingbent by move- 5 tackle, sporting goods andthe like. g merits ofthe bohber 5, which'issecuredto It is an objectof the invention to provide the pole byEa line 6; a.

a mechanical" device which maybe ,usedto vIn the bottom of the container'forming it cause intermittent movement of'an 'iobjeet the: basis of the pond or lake isa recess 1 or lo connected therewith. j I r I r V 7 It is an-objectof heinvention to provide the' interlor of the solenoidithin/ this I an attractive 'di'splay iior advertising pur}; container 7 is a core 8 'preferably of soft liron poseswhich will be particularlyeifective n Yo'rqlaminations'thereof; saidcoreibeing conr well? closed at the lower end and forming:

attracting'the attention of the public an'dto 'nected by HlBaIlSfOfiL flexible line '9 tothe 1 1 is "form a basisfor the display of: goods conbobber 5. his to be'understood that the '65 "nected particularly with thesport of fishing bobber will beef the usual type'einp loyediin I FVe desire to provide a'device which may fishingandcapable,1because of its buoyancy, be operated electrically or magnetically or ofifloatlng on topofthe water andholding by. any equivalent mechanical means where thecore 8 elevated in'the O I HQI 7, While be'made andwhich,b'ecause'of the moveobtain'th'e desire.d,efiect., ments of the bobber andqthe.fishingtaekle, The container'is wound-aboutwith windthe attentionof the public may be attracted. ings 10 of an electric conductor 11,which is We also have as an object to provide adapted to be connected through an ordinary 435 simple device which is cheap and easily :contype of plug. 12 and current interruptor I3, 75

:structed and""installed-whereby the sale of with an ordinary light "socket 1ft or other fishing tacklewill be aided. source-of electricity; TheWindingslO of I "In the drawings herewith we have shownthe solenoid are preferably encased within 7 one practical" application of the device. a housing 15-:sof thatthe same may be'prowherein Y r v I tectedand watertight] d 80 Fig. 1 is af'view showing the manner in v Th'ecOre-S is connected with the lower end which our-"device maybe employed, the conof the container by-a flexible cord 16 so that struction of the apparatus beingfshown part-j the upwardv movement of the core in the sole 1 i ti and tl in l ation. i cyn'oid may be'limited and it will not become J-Fio'; 2 shows one wiring diagram for use entirely displaced from the: solenoid by the 85 bobbing action of the float 51' incoihbination withthe device. r I V V In carrying out the 1 invention for pur-Q The current interruptor 13 is an ordinary poses of illustrationin this application its-type of commericalbutton which :may be a is contemplated that fis'hingpond or lake used in sockets of-this character 'and maysbe m shall be constructed in miniature having a purchasedonthe market; 'Suchflashbut- 0 fisherman on the bank thereof shown in the tons operatetlirough theprincipal of expane [act ofjfishing in the pond. It is to beundersion of a connecting arm underheat to inter 'fsto'od that the invention maybe applied for rupt the current so .as to cause an interinit-Q purposes ofmoving various objects'with a tent flowof currentthrough the circuit. s view of mystifying the spectator and is not ,Thesecurrent-interrupters maybe purchased 9 to be limited to the fishing tackle'here deof differentcapacities; some tending to inter? scribed. In the drawings; the pond ind? ruptthe curre'nt at short intervalsjand others cated' at 1, isshown as beingfformedwith'aat longer intervals. We find that the basin-0r container very vclosely simulating use of both long andf-short period "interthe=appearance of a fishing pond. 'On thefrupters in series in the socket or arranged appearance of the usual fishing electricallyoperated device it in parallel will give an erratic movement to the bobber and we wish it understood that the combination may be of a current interrupting device to actuate the solenoid in the most lifelikemanner. 2 shows an arrangement with a plurality of flash buttons arranged in series so that an indefinite number of time combinations for the interruptions may be obtained. A two-wire circuit is illustrated but a three-wire circuit may be employed also. i

In the operation of this device the bobber may be employed or omitted as desired. If the bobber is omitted the pole 4 will be preferably made of resilient metal or terial and adapted to be bent by the weight of the core 8 of the solenoid. When the current is actuated to pull the solenoid core 8 downwardly into the well 7 a jerk will be de livered upon the line 6,'flexing the pole 7 and giving the appearance of .a fish tugging upon the line. This jerk will be repeated as often as the current is turned on after being interrupted in the usual manner. however, to use the bobber 5 for this is a more attractive display and attracts the attention of the public more quickly than does the pole without the bobber. When the current comes through the coil of the solenoid after being interrupted the downward jerk of the core will jerk thebobber under and the current will almost immediately be interrupted, allowing the bobber to again come to the surface. Any amount of slack may be provided in the fish line so that a slight movement of the float does not bend the pole but when it is drawn below the surface the pole will be flexed. By proper regulation the appearance of a fish tugging at the linemay be verv clearly simulated. This appearance of realism may be increased by having gold fish,

turtles, crawfish, and the like about the bank of the pond. It is also intended that artificial fish may be attached to the line 9 below the bobber or float and above the core 8. Movement of the line would appear to spectators as being caused by the fish which would also move. Such artificial fish could be mounted formovement in the pond if defired and thus come in contact with the fish It is contemplated that this device will be the center of any representation of any type whatever, such as a country road or landscape, and any desired layout to imitate the hole may be used. By the use of a current interrupter which will work irregularly so as to best imitate the nibbling of a fish, the display may be made most attractive. While we show an is to be understood that the'invention is not limited there to. The fishing tackle which is on display for sale may be arranged about this device other ma- It is preferred,

so that it may be inspected by prospective purchasers.

While the flash buttons described are one means causing an interrupted flow of current it seems obvious that any mechanical or 'magnetic mechanism may be used in their pole, at line thereon, a float on said line adapted to be subn'ierged, and automatically operated means connected thereto to move said float downwardly at intervals of time and then release the same.

2. A display device including a pole, a line thereon, a float on said line, a core of magnetic material connected wiLh said float and adapted to be held suspended thereto, a solenoid winding about said core, means to deliver an electric current to said winding, and means independently of said solenoid to automatically interrupt said current.

3. A display device including a pole, a line thereon, a float on said line, a core of magnetic material connected with said float and adapted. to be held suspended thereto, a solenoid winding about said core, means to deliver an electric current to said winding to depress said core, means to automatically interrupt said current to release said core, and means to limit the upward movement of said core and float.

4. A display device including a pole, a line thereon, a float on said line, a core of magnetic material connected with said float and adapted to be held suspended thereto, a solenoid winding about said core, means to deliver an electric current to said Winding to energize said winding and thus depress said core, and means to automatically interrupt said current, whereby said float will be intermittently moved as a simulation of a fish biting thereon.

5. As a display device, a container with liquid therein, a pole, a line thereon, a float on said line adapted to lie on said liquid, a solenoid at the bottom of said container, a connection between said float and solenoid and means to energize said solenoid at predeterminedintervals to depress said float.

6. A device of the character described including in combination a solenoid, a core therein, means to intermittently energize said solenoid, and an object attached to said core and adapted to be moved by said core when said solenoid is energized, said solenoid and core being so concealed that the cause of movement of said object is not apparent.

7. A device of the character described including a fixed fishing pole, a line and bobber connected thereto, a submerged electromagnet, a core for said magnet connected to said bobber, an electric circuit for said electromagnet, and means inclu cling a plui ality of r flash buttons disposed-in said circuit whereby f I vszricl circuit will be closed at intervals to energize saidmagnet anddepress said core and bobber to snnulate a fish biting upensaid 7 line. e

saicl float downwardly atinterval of time and then release the same.

In testimony whereofwe hereunto aflix our signatures this 8rcl1day'0fMay, ALD. 1930.

ELMO MURB'AY FRANK R. PENMAN. 1

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